FRANK McBrearty Snr has denied he was behind faxes that alleged serious wrongdoing by two senior gardaí.

THE tribunal has criticised two prominent politicians for the manner in which they handled unverified allegations against senior gardaí.

THE Morris tribunal yesterday cleared the names of two senior gardaí — one retired — assistant commissioner Kevin Carty and former assistant commissioner Tony Hickey.

A massive Garda corruption inquiry was tonight wound up with a stinging attack on the two senior politicians key to its being set up.

The Anonymous Allegations, as they became known, accused then Assistant Commissioner Kevin Carty – who headed the internal probe into corruption in Donegal – and his former colleague, retired Assistant Commissioner Tony Hickey, of corruption.

Limerick hurling manager Richie Bennis has hit out strongly at a group of players whom he says "broke their hearts in training and then went drinking".

Eight Ethiopians who had been captured along with a group of European tourists who were released earlier today made their way back to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa after being held for 52 days in one of the most inhospitable areas on Earth.

A journalist knew of serious allegations of corruption and blackmail in an internal garda inquiry before they were put to a Minister for Justice, it emerged today.

A senior garda today denied he ordered the transfer of a suspended colleague from Donegal to Dublin.

A private investigator today denied being the author of a shocking tip-off implicating the top brass of An Garda Síochana in corruption and dirty policing.

One of the highest ranking officers in the Garda today launched an extraordinary attack on two of the country’s most senior opposition politicians over claims he was involved in criminality.

A barrister today insisted he never misled the Labour Party’s Brendan Howlin over allegations of top-level Garda corruption that led to the Morris Tribunal.

Former Fine Gael leader John Bruton did call a party colleague telling him to ease off raising the issue of garda corruption in the Dáil, the Morris Tribunal was told today.

FORMER Fine Gael TD Jim Higgins, who championed the McBrearty family’s fight against garda corruption, was warned off the cause by former Taoiseach John Bruton, it was claimed yesterday.

Former All-Ireland winning midfielder Richie Bennis has been appointed as Limerick senior hurling manager, taking on a two-year term.

LIMERICK manager Richie Bennis believes his side learned valuable lessons from their epic battle with All-Ireland SHC champions Cork in Semple Stadium.

Limerick County Board has appointed an interim management team for the county's senior hurlers following the surprise resignation of Joe McKenna over the weekend.

FLEXING our tabloid muscles, we might have led this one off with a screaming headline: ‘Top Irish Soccer Star In Two In A Bed Morning Romp.’

Damien Duff can already sense a more relaxed air about the Republic of Ireland following the appointment of Steve Staunton as manager.

A mother who was caught with cannabis resin valued almost €400,000 has been jailed for 10 years after Judge Frank O’Donnell said he could not find any circumstance that would justify imposing a lesser sentence.

A SOPHISTICATED computer system now in use by gardaí may help trace missing persons.

Cork 2-16 Waterford 0-11

WHEN the chronicles of major crime are written there will be one common thread — Tony Hickey.

GARDAÍ earned €83.5 million in overtime last year, figures released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal.

AGAINST the grief-laden backdrop of Midleton schoolboy Robert Holohan’s violent death, it is appropriate to reflect on the extraordinary response of the community in this tragic case.

METHODICAL, professional, sensitive. The tone of the garda response was set from day one.

THIS “tragedy of gigantic proportions” will go down as one of the most extensive and unique garda investigations in history.

Gardaí have identified at least 30 suspects in their investigation into the murder of 11-year-old Robert Holohan in Co Cork.

THE smallest of samples could provide the breakthrough. It could be hair samples, clothes fibres or the tiniest splash of blood.

GARDAÍ hunting the killer of schoolboy Robert Houlihan are concentrating their investigations on 30 people, several of whom are known sex offenders.

Gardaí hunting for the killer of schoolboy Robert Holohan have a list of 30 suspects, it emerged tonight.

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PICTURE the scene tonight as the roads of Ireland become killing fields with hundreds of drunk drivers setting out from pubs and clubs around the country, transforming the family car into a lethal weapon.

The behaviour of drivers on the road can be changed by speed cameras, Garda enforcement and advertising campaigns, a conference will hear today.

Up to 800 firearms seized during investigations into criminal and terrorist activities were destroyed by gardaí today.

A NEWLY-ESTABLISHED operation between two garda units dealt a second blow to a major drug dealer over the weekend, resulting in what is thought to be the largest single seizure of cocaine in the last five years.

ANYONE caught driving without insurance will have five penalty points put on their licence from the beginning of June, Transport Minister Seamus Brennan said yesterday.

The Minister for Transport, Seamus Brennan, is set to announce that he plans to pursue quickly an extension to the penalty points system.

THERE was a lot of goodwill towards transport minister Seamus Brennan last October when he introduced the long-awaited penalty points system.

TRANSPORT Minister Seamus Brennan is to press ahead with further penalty points offences despite the opposition of a garda association.